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de·nun·ci·a·tion
(dĭ-nŭn′sē-ā′shən, -shē-)n.
1. The act or an instance of denouncing, especially a public condemnation or censure.
2. The reporting of a person to the authorities for possible criminal prosecution.
[Middle English denunciacioun, from Latin dēnūntiātiō, dēnūntiātiōn-, from dēnūntiātus, past participle of dēnūntiāre, to announce; see denounce.]
de·nun′ci·a′tive (-ā′tĭv, -ə-tĭv), de·nun′ci·a·to′ry (-ə-tôr′ē) adj.
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denunciation
(dɪˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən)n
1. open condemnation; censure; denouncing
2. (Law) law obsolete a charge or accusation of crime made by an individual before a public prosecutor or tribunal
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a formal announcement of the termination of a treaty
4. archaic an announcement in the form of an impending threat or warning
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de•nun•ci•a•tion
(dɪˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən, -ʃi-)n.
1. an act or instance of denouncing.
2. an accusation of crime before a public prosecutor or tribunal.
3. notice of the termination or the renouncement of an international agreement or part thereof.
[1540–50; < Latin]
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Noun 1. [画像:denunciation - a public act of denouncing]denunciation - a public act of denouncing
speech act - the use of language to perform some act
excoriation - severe censure
diatribe, fulmination - thunderous verbal attack
damnation - the act of damning
curse, execration, condemnation - an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
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denunciation
noun
1. condemnation, criticism, accusation, censure, stick (slang), invective, character assassination, stigmatization, castigation, obloquy, denouncement, fulmination a stinging denunciation of his critics
2. implication, accusation, indictment, incrimination, denouncement, inculpation Denunciation by family, friends and colleagues inevitably sowed distrust.
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denunciation
noun2. A charging of someone with a misdeed:
Law: indictment.
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Translations
إتِّهام، شَجْب
obžaloba
fordømmelse
feljelentés
fordæming; ákæra
açıkça suçlamaitham etme
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denunciation
[dɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən] n [person, thing] → dénonciation fDenver boot [ˌdɛnvərˈbuːt] (US) n (= clamp) → sabot m (de Denver)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
denunciation
n (= accusation) → Anprangerung f, → Brandmarkung f; (= informing) → Denunziation f; (= condemnation) → Verurteilung f; (of treaty) → (Auf)kündigung f; the book is a sustained denunciation of ... → das Buch ist eine einzige Anklage gegen ...
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denounce
(diˈnauns) verb to accuse publicly (of a crime etc). He was denounced as a murderer. veroordeel, aankla يَتَّهِم عَلَنا обвинявам denunciar obžalovat anklagen fordømme; anklage καταγγέλλω denunciar hukka mõistma محکوم کردن؛ متهم کردن tuomita dénoncer לְהוֹקִיע दोषी ठहराना optužiti, osuđivati feljelent menuduh fordæma/ákæra opinberlega denunciare 非難する 공공연히 비난하다 demaskuoti apsūdzēt kecam openlijk beschuldigen anklage, stemple demaskować تورول، مخالفه وينا كول، ښكاره تهديدول، فسخ كول (لكه دقرار داد او تړون) denunciar a denunţa обвинять obžalovať obtožiti javno optužiti peka ut, ange, fördöma ประณาม açıkça suçlamak, itham etmek 公開譴責 обвинувачувати, осуджувати بالاعلان مذمت کرنا tố giác 谴责,公开指责
denunciation (dinansiˈeiʃən) noun veroordeling, aanklag إتِّهام، شَجْب изобличавам denúncia (veřejná) obžaloba die Anklage fordømmelse καταγγελία denuncia hukkamõistmine محکوم سازی؛ نکوهش tuomio dénonciation הוֹקָעָה प्रत्याख्यान potajna prijava, odavanje feljelentés tuduhan fordæming; ákæra denuncia 非難 비난, 탄핵 demaskavimas apsūdzība pengecaman beschuldiging fordømmelse, sterk anklage zdemaskowanie محکوم کول denúncia denunţare обвинение obžaloba ovadba javna optužba angivelse, fördömande การประณามในที่สาธารณะ açıkça suçlama, itham etme 譴責 звинувачення; засудження کھلی مذمّت sự tố giác 谴责
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